Marketing in the age of Trump
Donald Trump has rewritten the rules of political communications with a campaign that has earned billions of dollars’ worth of free media coverage and shown the power of emotion over reason.
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Mark Ritson: Trump’s marketing success shows the power of personality
Mark RitsonThe stunning success of Donald Trump’s earned media strategy proves that social media and content marketing work when brands are willing to take risks.
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Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist Joel Benenson on bringing campaign tactics to brands
Jonathan BaconJoel Benenson is the only pollster to help win three US presidential elections for Democrat candidates, first with Bill Clinton then twice with Barack Obama, and he hopes to win a fourth with Hillary Clinton in 2016. He tells Marketing Week how both brands and politicians can tap into the ‘hidden architecture’ of public opinion.
Donald Trump’s election is a victory for emotion-led marketing
Jonathan BaconDonald Trump has succeeded in appealing to voters’ emotions during the US presidential campaign, but marketers should not rush to copy the tycoon’s tactics.
Selfridges, Activision Blizzard, Walkers: Everything that matters this morning
Marketing Week ReportersGood morning and welcome to Marketing Week’s round-up of the news that matters in the marketing world today.
One marketer on her knack for seeking out high-growth sectors
Matthew ValentineHaving started her career in telecoms working for T-Mobile, Virgin Media and Apple, Anisha Patel is now head of marketing at property firm GPE, and while she may have switched sectors she has stayed true to a commitment to making life easier for customers.
Why GSK has created a cross-functional team to ‘future-proof’ its brands
Manny PhamGSK Consumer Healthcare’s CMO Tamara Rogers believes there are “too many” siloes within organisations today, as she works on building collaborative and agile teams.
How Marcus Rashford and Co-op created a powerful advocacy campaign
Marketing Week ReportersIt started with a tweet and went on to raise over £20m to tackle food poverty.